Cranberry

Cranberry

Healing Properties

Brain Health

Antioxidant

Free radical scavenging.

Anti-Glycation

Glycation is associated with several neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD, where it potentiates the aggregation and toxicity of proteins such as β-amyloid (Aβ).^[1]

Glycation is a process that interferes with the molecular and cellular functioning of the entire body. It involves the release of highly oxidizing side-products such as hydrogen peroxide.

• Damage by glycation results in stiffening of the collagen in the blood vessel walls, leading to high blood pressure, especially in diabetes.
• Glycations also cause weakening of the collagen in the blood vessel walls, which may lead to micro- or macro-aneurisms; this may cause strokes if in the brain.
• Parts of the body most at risk to the affects of glycation are: Long-lived cells (such as nerves and different types of brain cell), long-lasting proteins (Cells such as the retina cells in the eyes; crystallins of the lens and cornea), and DNA may accumulate substantial damage over time.
• Red blood cells have a consistent lifespan of 120 days and are easily accessible for measurement of glycation.

Microglial Neuroprotective

Polyphenol & anthocyanin-enriched extracts of blackberry help protect the brain’s microglia.^[1:1]

Microglia are a type of glial cell located throughout the brain and spinal cord. Microglia account for 10–15% of all cells found within the brain. Microglia act as the first and main form of active immune defense in the central nervous system.

• Decreased cytotoxicity in microglia.^[1:2]
• Prevents Ameloydβeta fibrillation^[1:3]

Disease / Symptom Treatment

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Alzheimer’s Disease